Cigar-pocket.



No. 837,954. PATENTED DEC. 11, 1906.

0. L. PARMENTER.

CIGAR POCKET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19 1903.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED DEC. 11, 1906'.

0. L. PARMENTER.

CIGAR POCKET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19. 1903.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Sworn,

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ing shown in the act of -in the light of ORVILLE LUCIUS PARMENTER. OFRAOINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO RAOINE PAPER. GOODS PORATION OFWISCONSIN.

COMPANY, OF RAOINE, WISCONSIN, A COR- CIGAR-POCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1 1, 1906.

Application filed September 19, 1903. Serial No. 173,859.

To all whom it ntay concern: 1

Be it'known that I, ORVILLE Lucius PAR- MENTER, a citizenof the UnitedStates, re-

siding at Racine, county of Racine, State of Wisconsin, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Pockets; and I do herebydeclare the following to'be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in'the'art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in paper receptacles, andmore particularly relates to what are known in commerce as paper ciar-pockets, and the objects and nature of the invention will be readilyunderstood by those skilledin the art the followin explanation of theconstructions illustrate( by the accompanying drawings. v

The invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements offeatures of construction, as more fully and particularly described, andpointed out hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective viewof several c011- nected pockets of a sheet or series, a cigar beenteringone of said pockets. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the sheet of pocketsshown in Fig. l Fig. 3 is an edge view thereof, showing the samepartially distended. Fig. .4 is an enlarged crosssectional view thereofdistended. Fig. 5 is a detail enlarged perspective view of the openedupper end portion of a pocket without the impervious lining-sheet. Fig.6 is a detail perspective view of a detached section or compartment of acigarros-case," provided with a series of pockets constructed inaccordance with my invention, the pockets being shown partiallydistended.

The sheet of pockets which I have selected to show in the accompanyingdrawings consists of a usually paper backing-sheet a, transverselyweakened along series of parallel' lines I). These severing-lines b canbe formed in any suitable manner, as by scoring, creasing, slitting, orby lines of perforation. A pocket 0 is formed between each pair of lines6.

In the specific example illustrated each pocket is formed by a papertube 0, having its opposite sides formed with the plurality of short inand out formed with longitudinal folds cl, constia tuting expansible orbellows sides which are normally compressed with the pocket fiattened. Ishow each collapsible side wall three short angular infolds and ourshort angular outfolds, so

practically f that the pocket has a large capacity'to expand and receivelarge size cigars or other articles, and yet by reason of the elasticityof the paper folds permits pockets of the same size to properly receivemuch smaller articles and properly fit the same. In making a sheet ofpockets the paper tubes are pasted to the backing-sheet between thelines of weakness parallel with each, other, and the projecting lowerend of the backing-sheet is folded over the lower ends of the tubes tocompress and close the lower ends of the pockets, and said portion ofthe sheet is then folded down on and pasted to the front walls of thepockets. It will be readily understood how the pockets can be separatedone from the other without injury. Theupper open ends of the pockets areusually fringed by parallel cuts or slits e to form the pockets withsoft or cushioning ends; but I do not wish to so limit my invention.

Each pocket is preferably provided with a.

loose independent lining f of thin paper, preferably impervious paper orfabric, such as paraffined or waxed paper. Thetu bes are usually foldedfrom rectangular strips or sheets of paper, and where the lining isemployed it is folded with the paper of the tubes and is usually aboutthe same size and is held 7 within the tubes by friction. Cigars wheninserted in the pockets thus described will very often catch the edgesof the lining and cause the lining to push down with the cigar anddouble up or wed in the pocket. This is generally caused by the paperadvertisingbands placed on cigars. Also where the advertising-bands areused on cigars said bands will sometimes catch on the'paper ed es at themouths of the pockets, causing the ands to injure the ci ar-wrappers.This is particularly apt to happen where the. front and back walls atthe upper ends of the pockets are so joined together as to cause thepockets to bind at their mouths or upper ends on the articles when beingforced thereinto. To overcome these objections and for the urpose ofattaining certain advantages, I orm each pocket at its mouth with a sideguide and entrance opening 9 in one side wall thereof and opposite theopposing wall thereof and extending a distance longitudinally thereof toa point a substantial distance below the top edges of the collapsible orbellows side walls, so that the mouth of the pocket can be pressed openby the cigar-tip, causing said side walls to distend without injuriousen gagement between the top edges thereof and or frayed upper-ends ofthe pockets, and the paper of each pocket forming the lower edge of theo ening g is preferably softened by being notc ed-or serrated (see it)to prevent the formation of a sharp or stiff paper edge which mightinjure a cigar-wrapper. The guide and entrance 0 ening can be of anysuitable depth and widt in proportion to the dimensions of the pocketwithin the limits of the width of the side wall of the pocket. In theparticular construction of pockets shown I prefer to form the guide andentrance opening, which extends upwardly through the top ed e of thepocket, in the front flexible side wail of the pocket and opposite thestiff rear wall of the pocket, which is formed of several thicknesses.

The tip or end of the cigar or other article to be inserted in the.pocketis moved laterally into the mouth of the pocket through the guideor entrance opening and against the opposing side wall and by lateralpressure or movement the tip of the cigar initially expands and opensthe mouth of the ocket, and thereupon the cigar can be orced down itsfull length into the expanded pocket without damage to the cigar-Wrapper. The cigar thus engages initially the, unbroken opposing wall ofthe pocket at a point below the up er edges of the paper thereof and ofthe be lows-walls and can be pressed laterally to initiall expand thepockets, and hence can be fina ly forced down i. s full length in thepocket without waddin r or crump ling up the paper lining of the poo ct.

In ig. 6 of the tion applied to paper cigar-pockets detachably securedin a cigarros-casesuch a case, for instance, as disclosed in my PatentNo. 736,770. r

The invention can be employed in connection with collapsiblecigar-pockets having rawings I show my inventheir walls on one sideextended to form seal ing-flaps and also where the backing-sheet isextended to form both outer walls of each pocket.

What I claim is x 1. A sheet or series of detachably-connected papercigar-pockets comprising a connecting sheet, normally collapsed pocketssecured thereon and having expansible longitudinally-creased side walls,each pocket having a longitudinal portion of the upper end of a wallbetween saidsides removed to form the side guide and entrance openingextending down from the pocketanoutlr to a point a substantial distancebelow the top edges of said expansible side walls and of the oppositewall and exposing a longitudinal portion of the inner surface of saidopposite wall, whereby each pocket-mouth canbe initially opened andexpanded by the cigartip inserted laterally through said side openingbelow the top edges of said side walls, preparatory to forcing the cigarlongitudinally its full length into the pocket, substantially asdescribed.

2. A normally collapsed paper cigar-pocket having expansible bellowsside walls, and a lining-sheet folded therein, upper end portions of apocket-wall and of said liningsheet, between said side walls, beingremoved to form the longitudinal side entrance and guide openingextending "down from the pocket-mouth to a point below the top edges ofsaid side walls, and of the opposite wall, whereby the mouth end of thepocket can be initiallyexpanded and opened by the cigartip insertedlaterally throu h said opening and below the top edges of t e lining andof said side walls, for the purposes substantially as described.

3.' A paper cigar-pocket having normally collapsed sidewalls formed withlongitudinal in and out folds, a wall of the pocket between said sidewalls being longitudinally cut out at its upper end thereby forming'theuide-recess opposite the opposing wall and between said collapsible sidewalls, the transverse upper edge of the wall below the upper end of saidside walls andat the lower end of said recess .being formed irregularand thereby softened to avoid'injury to the cigar wrapper.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ORVILLE LUCIUS PARMENTER. Witnesses: E. B. HAND, MAUDE WILD.

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